*huh* this was finished much faster than I would have expected. XD The outlines are made with Illustrator CS2 by using vectors and a special brush style. Colouring and all the other stuffs on it are made in Photoshop CS2. It is always amazing what effects PS can add to drawings. XD Oh and please no critique on the bone structure there, I had no real reference to it so... well.

when i got to crimson helm i was expecting a huge battle, something really difficult. i was kinda disappointed at how insanely easy he was to defeat. ANYWAYS....this is just an awesome piece! love the action!

The main reason why I did choose him for the opponent was because of the fire, I wanted to draw fire there.
You could give it a try and draw him in his other form with the armour, that looks totally different.